# Sharing a data story in Amazon Quick Sight


Use the following procedure to share a data story.

**To share a data story**

1. In the story editor of the data story that you want to share, choose the **Share** icon at the top right.

   Alternatively, you can choose the **Share** icon at the top of a data story preview.

1. In the **Share data story** modal that appears, enter the users or groups that you want to share the data story with.

1. (Optional) To save a link for the published data story to your clipboard, choose **Copy Link**.

1. Choose **Publish & Share**.

If you try to share a story and receive a message that the story cannot be shared, contact the owner of the dashboard ask them to toggle on the **Allow sharing data stories** switch. For more information about this switch, see [Tutorial: Create an Amazon Quick Sight dashboard](example-create-a-dashboard.md).

If you try to share a data story and receive an error message, contact the owner of the dashboard or your Quick account admin for assistance.

After you share a data story, users you shared the story with receive a notification email with a link to the story. You can access the data story from the **Data stories** page of their Quick accounts. You can also share the copied link to the data story with users that can access the data story.

You can't share a data story that contains restricted data. If you try to share a story that contains restricted data, an error message appears that lists all restricted visuals that are a part of the story. If desired, remove the restricted visuals from your data story before sharing it with users.

When you edit a published data story, republish the data story for the changes to propagate to your end users.